[But as I said before, your eyes will no longer stay on them]
[After high school, you were admitted to the same university as Eden as you wished. It is the top art school in Mu Continent, bar none... Unfortunately, you are still slightly behind Eden, but this result is enough to satisfy you.]
[Besides, your school has waived your tuition and most fees, and the church's financial support to you is still the same. Add to that the money you have saved on a daily basis, and you will have a lot of "spare money" to support what you need to do in the future.]
[First of all, of course, it was the Quercus people who helped you a lot. You bought some small things as parting gifts, and also specially recorded their favorite songs for each of them to thank them for their care and help in recent times.]
[Although Li and the others will go back home to take care of the family business, and you and Eden must leave here and go to the more distant Mu Continent to study, you believe that you will definitely meet again in the future.]
[Then, you said goodbye to your classmates and teachers in a hurry. It’s not that you hate them, but compared to them, you prefer to focus on the things you care about.]
[…Okay, it’s still a bit annoying, but you don’t care that much anymore.]
[Before leaving, you invited Eden to go with you, and Eden naturally agreed... Although Eden's parents were somewhat worried, they agreed after a little thought.]
[Afterwards, you all went to the church where Mother Teresa was and saw her still working hard for the children.]
[You came as promised, and sang your own tune for her and the children. This was what you promised, and it was also your way of thanking Mother Teresa. Well...but later on, Eden couldn't wait any longer and quietly joined in, and you didn't object, but just accepted her singing with a smile.]
[Your voices attracted many people to stay and listen, and even attracted many more people to come. In the later period, the entire church was almost full of people. When you "took your bow", thunderous applause broke out, drowning out all the surrounding sounds.]
[You and Eden smiled at each other, gently held each other's hands, and then bowed to everyone gracefully, and slowly left amid applause.]
[In the following days, you and Eden performed the same music and singing several times, and almost every time you performed, you attracted a large number of listeners, which made the nuns here laugh and cry. However, the children here were very happy because the church was very lively these days and they liked this lively atmosphere.]
[Although you want to stay for a few more days, but... Mother Teresa said, "You still have things to do, so don't be too attached to me, don't keep your eyes on me too much... There are still many things in the world that need you to witness."]
[So on the second day, you and Eden played a farewell song together and then left.]
[Immediately, you took Eden back to the church where you used to live... Well, the burned-down church has been rebuilt and reopened, but you don't recognize the new priest and the children who came later.]
[But you are still very happy to see your former "home" reappear... Even though it is no longer the same as before, Father Enrique is no longer here, and your familiar companions have gone their separate ways, but you are still very happy]
[At least... there is another place here that can help the children]
[You returned to the community with your college acceptance letter and met the people who had taken care of you... They were all very happy and warmly welcomed you and Eden. At the same time, they carefully held your acceptance letter and passed it around to each other, as if they were afraid that your acceptance letter would be damaged because of one of their actions. Even if one person made a slightly larger movement, they would be accused of being "rude". The nervous look on everyone's face made people smile knowingly.]
[Then everyone gathered around you, constantly asking about your recent situation and your past. You answered them one by one and told them about the happy things that happened to you with a smile.]
[Ah, of course, they also asked about you and Eden during the process... Everyone was particularly concerned about your relationship with Eden, and some people even made faces at you, and their tone of voice became a little... um... hard to say]
[However, you and Eden both have the same answer to this question - you are "partners" traveling together.]
[As for the "lover" they're hinting at so madly... No, at least not now]
[After knowing this, some people thought about bringing you together, but they were quickly rejected. After all, it's rare for you to come back, so you'd better not do anything that will embarrass you. Besides...you young people should handle your own affairs. If other people interfere, it may affect you.]
[You and Eden smiled and didn't take it too seriously. You just played a few songs for everyone as a gift for their reunion as planned.]
[A few days later, you left and went to your final destination - the cemetery]
[In front of Father Enrique's tomb, you whispered a lot, telling him about the people you met and the things you experienced. Finally, you left a white lily in front of his tombstone and left immediately.]
[You have walked on the road to glory as Enrique wished, you firmly believe in it]
[From now on, it won't be Eden accompanying you, but you accompanying Eden... exchanging time with each other, this makes sense, doesn't it? ]
[So, you went to the beach with Eden's family for vacation...]
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It is a light and melodious tune. As the melody progresses, the original tune transitions to another tune as smoothly as flowing water after one measure, changing from the original lightness to magnificence. Eden's highly recognizable voice also comes in, showing off her heavenly voice as the music progresses.
But faintly, one could still hear some soft harmonies. That was Xi Wang's voice, which set off her beauty like the emerald green leaves beside flowers.
However, after a few verses of the lyrics, Xiwang's mouth curled up slightly, his voice changed quietly, and then... Eden was stunned for a moment, and turned to look at Xiwang in surprise.
"Are you scared, Eden?"
Xi Wang also stopped playing and asked with a slightly naughty smile, "Why does his voice at this moment... sound a bit like Eden's own voice?"
"Xiwang, your voice..."
"I imitated it on purpose. Isn't it great? Ahem... But I can only keep it up for a short while now. It's still a little difficult to stick to one song."
Xi Wang shook his head and spoke happily, but then he coughed lightly a few times and returned to his original voice.
"That's already pretty impressive, and if you can stick with it for one more song... I feel like you're going to overshadow me."
Eden walked forward curiously, reached out and touched Xiwang's throat, as if he was curious about how his voice could reach such a level, and then said with some amusement.
"If this continues, I'm afraid I'll just become your foil~"
"How could that be? Eden's voice is much nicer than mine."
Xiwang also raised his head slightly and let Eden touch him. After Eden withdrew his hand, he smiled and said again.
"So... do you want to be together today?"
"Okay."
Faced with Xiwang's invitation, Yiden naturally accepted it with pleasure... As for what the two of them wanted to do together, it was naturally to perform music on the street.
Of course, it's not about making money by performing. Xiwang wouldn't do such a thing when he was with Eden. But Eden really likes to sing on the street with Xiwang. Basically, they can attract a lot of people every time, and a large crowd can be formed around them, just like a small stage that gathers a lot of people.
So Xiwang closed the piano cover, and he and Yiden divided the work, packed up the instruments and prepared to go out... and then they were stopped.
"What are you two going to do now?"
Eden's parents blocked the door and asked expressionlessly.
"Don't tell me we're going to play on the street again... Is this how you guys vacation at the beach?"
"Mother……"
"You two kids, really... I don't know what to say to you."
Faced with her daughter's coquettish behavior, Eden's mother seemed helpless... If she wanted to blame them, the two of them were indeed having a great time, and it was obvious that they really regarded playing and singing as a way to relax, and they even quite liked this form of "entertainment"... But if she wanted to praise them, she couldn't do it, because for people who study art, is playing by themselves really a way to "relax"?
And more importantly… you two came to the beach to do this?! Go play in the water! Go to the beach! Put on your swimsuits to show off your bodies! What’s the point of you two just singing here?! Can’t you do it at home?!
And what's going on with the relationship between the two of you? You both seem to be getting closer, but why aren't there any signs of that?!
Where is Xiwang? Are you a piece of wood? No... that's not right! Not even wood can count! You are a piece of stone!
And Eden, my dear daughter, don't you realize that your interaction with Xiwang is a little too intimate? It's beyond the level of "ordinary friends", right? Then why haven't you reacted yet? ! What? Are you also a blockhead?
Even your father couldn't stand it anymore! Although he didn't want you to be "kidnapped" by Xi Wang, he couldn't get angry because you didn't make any noise!
"...Forget it, you two kids, put down your instruments and go for a walk...Anyway, you can do anything except singing and playing."
"All right……"
"You're still paying me back for the injustice I've inflicted on me?"
"hey-hey……"
Eden looked at Xiwang helplessly. Although he felt a little sad that he couldn't play today, but... it made sense. It would be too much to come to the beach and do nothing else. So they put down their instruments, changed into more casual clothes, and went out with Eden's parents.
"It seems like uncle and auntie really have some complaints about us..."
Xi Wang, who was walking side by side with Eden in front, turned his head slightly, glanced at Eden's parents who were following behind, quietly moved closer to Eden, and whispered with some amusement.
"But come to think of it, we haven't really had any fun in the past few days since we got here... That's too much, Xiwang. It's all your fault. We were both so immersed in the music that we forgot about everything else."
"Okay, it's my problem~"
"Why don't you refute it? It seems like I'm being willful."
"It's okay for girls to be a little willful, especially a pretty girl like you, Eden, right?"
"I'll take that as a compliment."
"That's me, um... no, I'm just stating a fact."
"Ha... I can't tell. I hope you're good at making girls happy. Well... I'll accept your compliment~"
Eden smiled, but there was not much reaction. The corners of his mouth raised and never fell down again.
"...Eden, I actually wanted to go to the beach. Um... I haven't told you yet, but I actually like [water] a lot."
Xi Wang tilted his head, but his steps remained brisk.
"My favorite weather is drizzling. Everything in front of me is covered by the drizzle, as if a light curtain is cast over the world. The sky does not look gloomy, nor does it look bright, but just plain. When I look up at the sky, I can see rain clouds spread out on the horizon. They are not the depressing gray, nor the dark black, but the white kind."
"The drizzle will only give you a slightly cool feeling when it falls on you, and it won't hit you like raindrops, but rather like cotton wool. Although the air around you seems humid, it won't make you feel uncomfortable... Just walk in the drizzle, waiting for the rain clouds to gradually disperse, and the sun will gradually shine through the gaps in the clouds. If you look up at this time, it will be like the legendary holy light falling. If it is dusk, the scenery should be even more beautiful."
"I see. That's a bit unexpected..."
Whether it's your topic or the scenery you described - Eden thought so.
"If it were me, I would prefer the weather after Xiwang you? After the drizzle, after the rain clouds disperse, when the bright sunshine falls, it shines on the earth and brings its own brilliance to the world."
“The golden sunlight shines through the gaps between the leaves, giving the light a visible shape, vaguely showing colorful colors, falling on the palms of hands and on the grass, bringing a warm touch, turning everything in front of you into a painting that can be felt.”
"Similarly, if it is dusk, the color will certainly be more beautiful, not as hazy as the morning, not as hot as noon, but just projecting its last beautiful brilliance, giving everyone as much light and warmth as possible before the night, and then... making a promise to meet again, and meeting everyone again in the morning of the next day, along with the dew."
"That's not surprising~"
Xi Wang responded with a smile, and then seemed to notice something and pointed.
"Eden, do you want to go take a look together?"
"...Ocean sightseeing? Sure, let's go."
Eden looked over and found that Xiwang was pointing at a pier with the words "Ocean Sightseeing Project" marked on it. Apparently, this was a project that allowed ocean sightseeing on a special boat.
"Just wanted to ask if uncle and aunt want to join us... huh?"
Just when Xiwang wanted to turn around and ask Eden's parents if they wanted to go together, he found that he had already lost track of them... Maybe they saw that they were having a great time chatting, so he didn't plan to follow them anymore?
"Then... just the two of us?"
"Okay."
Xi Wang nodded, and did not object, but... the "two people" mentioned by Yiden seemed to be a little different from the "two people" he understood...
Eden went forward and communicated with the staff, then followed the driver and took Xiwang on a boat alone... She directly chartered a sightseeing boat.
Xiwang was not sure, was this the concept of wealthy people? The so-called two people really meant two people... Oh no, there was also a driver.
"so good……"
As the boat slowly sailed to a location suitable for sightseeing, Xiwang felt the slightly salty ocean breeze unique to the seaside, while looking at the gradually receding coastline and sighing softly.
"Why? Are you a little surprised?"
Eden quietly came up to him and asked with a smile.
"Yes, a little bit, but... it's also quite pleasing."
"Yeah, it's just the two of us again...so...are we going to stay here?"
"No, that kind of thing can be postponed for a while, right?"
"That's right..."
Eden smiled. He was not disappointed. Instead, he became even happier. He walked into the cabin with Xiwang and admired the underwater scenery through the special sightseeing windows.
The sunlight falls from the sky onto the ocean, and refracts through the sea surface, illuminating everything on the seabed. As the waves on the sea surface continue to move back and forth, the sunlight also takes on various wonderful shapes underwater. Sometimes it even forms a "net-like" aperture that shines on the fish swimming underwater, as if someone has captured the fish with light.
Corals of various colors are piled on top of each other, and small and colorful fish swim among them, revealing a corner of the colorful underwater world to everyone.
Eden stayed beside Xiwang, her eyes lingering on him from time to time. Looking at his happy smile and his cute actions that almost seemed to stick to the sightseeing window, Eden couldn't help but laugh.
Then, when it was time to return, Eden discussed it with the driver again. After getting the consent from the shore and agreeing to pay extra money, the sightseeing boat slowly moved out a little bit and stopped at a position close to the prescribed boundary.
Here, no one will disturb the two of them~
"Would you like to stay a little longer?"
"Yeah, it's a rare opportunity to come out, so I should enjoy it~"
In response to Xiwang's question, Eden responded as a matter of course, and at the same time slightly extended his hand to invite Xiwang.
"I have some new ideas... Can I ask you for help, Xiwang?"
"Okay, it's my pleasure~"
Xi Wang gladly accepted the invitation. Although they had no musical instruments, singing a cappella was not a difficult task for the two of them. On the contrary, it could better bring out the tone of each of them, especially Eden's highly recognizable voice, which would make people unconsciously immersed in it.
However, because she discovered an interesting thing about Xiwang today, Eden lowered the volume of her voice slightly in the middle of the singing. Xiwang looked at her with some feeling, and seeing Eden's slightly mischievous eyes, she naturally understood what she wanted to do.
